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Article: ISLAND ON THE EDGE.(fishing, Alaska)
- Article from:
- National Fisherman
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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Through disaster, boom and bust, remote Kodiak, Alaska, has inspired a fierce loyalty in its tenacious residents.
According to the island's comprehensive conservation plan, only six species of land mammal "occurred naturally" on Kodiak, including its namesake bear.
About 3,000 Kodiak bears dwell in the 3,500-square-mile archipelago. They are said to be carnivorous, but fortunately prefer salmon to humans.
The Aluttiiq, who are said to be closely related to the Yupik Eskimos who live along the Bering Sea, have been on the island for 7,500 years, long enough to give them native, if not naturally occurring, status.
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Article: ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES PUBLIC ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
December 20, 2006 ;
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... ... on Near Island, near Kodiak, Alaska. PURPOSE: To provide ... operations within the City of Kodiak WORK: Redesign an existing ... Coastal District Office in Kodiak. The Public notice is ... Willoughby AvenueJuneau, Alaska 99801-1795
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